Penguinempress
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 11, 2015
Just wanted to share some details on my quick Christmas trip (December 13th to 17th). This was the first time I’d been to Orlando at Christmas so seeing all the festive décor was the main purpose of the trip. My husband and I did both Universal parks on Friday December 14th and we had such a great day! It was gray and rainy but the rain was never very heavy (we brought ponchos but never had to actually put them on). I’m not sure if the weather kept the crowds away but we could not believe how quiet both parks were – it was amazing! We were able to walk on to so many rides (including Rip Rockit – 3 times in a row!) and I’d say the longest lines we had all day were 15 minutes (Escape from Gringotts and Transformers).
Parks hours seemed short (US was 9am to 6pm, IOA 9am to 7pm) but we were there just after 9 and stayed until closing and due to the low crowds, we were able to get so much done!
In no particular order:
Hogwarts Express
The Hulk
ET x 2
The Simpsons
The Mummy x 2
Spiderman
Dr. Doom’s Fearfall
Escape from Gringotts
Transformers
Jimmy Fallon
Rip Rockit x 3
Kong
Fast & Furious
We also met Patrick & Squidward, watched the Macy’s Christmas parade (loved it!), checked out all the Christmas decorations and saw the Hogwarts projection show. There were a few things we missed just because we ran out of time but I really enjoyed our day there. Everyone talks about Disney at Christmas but I was really impressed with the holiday décor at Universal, especially at the Studios. It felt like the entire park was decorated – Christmas music everywhere, all the decorations in the streets of New York, the ‘snow’ during the Macy’s Christmas parade…. It was all very well done and felt so festive, I’d definitely recommend a trip to Universal at Christmas.
A few photos from my day:
Parks hours seemed short (US was 9am to 6pm, IOA 9am to 7pm) but we were there just after 9 and stayed until closing and due to the low crowds, we were able to get so much done!
In no particular order:
Hogwarts Express
The Hulk
ET x 2
The Simpsons
The Mummy x 2
Spiderman
Dr. Doom’s Fearfall
Escape from Gringotts
Transformers
Jimmy Fallon
Rip Rockit x 3
Kong
Fast & Furious
We also met Patrick & Squidward, watched the Macy’s Christmas parade (loved it!), checked out all the Christmas decorations and saw the Hogwarts projection show. There were a few things we missed just because we ran out of time but I really enjoyed our day there. Everyone talks about Disney at Christmas but I was really impressed with the holiday décor at Universal, especially at the Studios. It felt like the entire park was decorated – Christmas music everywhere, all the decorations in the streets of New York, the ‘snow’ during the Macy’s Christmas parade…. It was all very well done and felt so festive, I’d definitely recommend a trip to Universal at Christmas.
A few photos from my day: